Oh, cosplay. It’s my favorite part of every convention – and Gen Con had loads of fantastic cosplayers this year. I love the wide variety of costumes from all corners of geekdom that end up on display during Gen Con, from movies and books to video games and comics. Seeing all the creativity on display made me one happy crafty nerd, and gave me lots of ideas for future costumes!

Speaking of costuming, I only came up with mine a few months before Gen Con, to be completely honest – I know I’d mentioned dressing as Rose Quartz for Gen Con, but I realized that maybe I should hold off until next year so I can do the costume justice. Instead, I put together a couple of fun costumes from my costume closet – I only needed to snag a few items from Amazon to complete them!

Thursday: Hogwarts Students

A pair of Hogwarts students!

Thursday, Ross and I put our Hogwarts robes to good use and dressed up as a pair of Hogwarts students – we had a couple of people chide us for skipping classes, hahah.

Friday: Ëlinyr Andaleh

She had to be pried from her books in the Royal Academy…

On Friday, I pulled out some costume pieces I haven’t used in a while, as well as my elf ears, and Ëlinyr made her first non-Kishar outing! I actually had quite a few people stop me for my picture, which was surprising, given that I was pretty much one of many random elves running around Gen Con. I didn’t mind it, though – and I really enjoyed wearing this costume. Almost as much as I enjoyed my Saturday costume…

Saturday: Denna from the Kingkiller Chronicles

Denna, with all her names. 🙂

While only maybe four people recognized who I was, I had the most fun with this costume. (Plus, two of the people who recognized me were Brandon Sanderson and Pat Rothfuss, so I think this one was a win.) The folks at The Tinker’s Packs booth really liked my costume, too!

Now, onto all the other fantastic costumes I saw at Gen Con!

(If I took a picture of you and you want a higher resolution copy of the picture, I’m happy to share it with you! Just comment with what costume you were wearing, and I’ll make sure to get you the high quality version of your picture!)

The Dude!

A fantastic looking Jareth.

This whole family cosplayed as Steven Universe characters!

Awesome Star Wars cosplayers.

Finn! I’m so happy I saw a Finn, he’s my favorite from the new trilogy.

Awesome Borderlands cosplay!

This Stevonnie was adorable,.

Ross says this guy’s from Cromartie High School, so I’ll take his word for it.

A victorian Luigi from Luigi’s Mansion!

I love her ghost trap.

A tiny Rey! Now, if only I’d seen a Poe…

It was really awesome to see someone cosplaying as Daria.

Rick, Morty, and a Gazorpazorp!

This lady was dressed as Starry Night – I loved her costume.

Disney princesses, ready for battle.

I found THREE Waldos! Does that mean I win?

Pan and The Great Sayiaman – I love how they posed.

A very elegant Belle and Queen Amidala.

Pearl and Rose! I love that they got into a fusion dance pose for this picture.

This Wario costume, complete with cart, was one of the coolest costumes I saw at Gen Con.

Okay, so J’s just dressed in steampunk, but I thought he looked awesome, so here he is.

This Mario and Peach couple is adorable!

Tiny Pearl! She’s so cute.

These guys did a great job with their Sailor Moon costumes!

Miss Gen Con 50!

I especially like her bouquet.

Lapis! She also made her Pumpkin, and he doubles as a purse, which is awesome.